Certified returns for every federal race in Mississippi in 2008, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 6 of 6 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
Party line
Votes
Share
Republican
724,597
56.2%
Democratic
554,662
43.0%
Independent
4,011
0.3%
Constitution
2,551
0.2%
Libertarian
2,529
0.2%
Green
1,034
0.1%
Reform
481
0.0%
Total
1,289,865
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2008 election page.
U.S. Senate
For unexpired term ending January 3, 2013
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Roger F. Wicker
Republican
683,409
55.0%
Ronnie Musgrove
No Party Affiliation
560,064
45.0%
Total
1,243,473
General Election for full term beginning January 3, 2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Thad Cochran
Republican
766,111
61.4%
Erik Fleming
Democrat
480,915
38.6%
Total
1,247,026
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Travis Childers
Democrat
185,959
54.5%
Greg Davis
Republican
149,818
43.9%
Wally Pang
Independent
3,736
1.1%
John M. Wages, Jr.
Green
1,876
0.5%
Total
341,389
District 2
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bennie G. Thompson
Democrat
201,606
69.1%
Richard Cook
Republican
90,364
30.9%
Total
291,970
District 3
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Gregg Harper
Republican
213,171
62.5%
Joel Gill
Democrat
127,698
37.5%
Total
340,869
District 4
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Gene Taylor
Democrat
216,542
74.5%
John McCay III
Republican
73,977
25.5%
Total
290,519
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2008 — Official source · Archived copy SHA-256 ca9fea3dc2259cee9ead5e92c78f577f1309b28e07428164121a40521d91c333
Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.